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Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

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Table 4.1. Selected toxicity screening values for assessing surface water quality c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>sin the <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> Basin.Chemical <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Potential</str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>cernSelectedToxicity Screening ValueUnitsReferenceMetals (c<strong>on</strong>tinued)Mercury, total 4 0.02 μg/L BCMOE (2010a)Molybdenum, total 73 μg/L CCME (1999)Nickel, total25 (Hardness ≤ 60mg/L);65 (60mg/L < Hardness≤ 120mg/L);110 (120mg/L < Hardness≤ 180mg/L);150 (Hardness > 180mg/L).μg/L CCME (1999)Selenium, total 1 μg/L CCME (1999)Silver, total 0.1 μg/L CCME (1999)Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)PCBs, total 0.1 ng/L BCMOE (2010a)Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s (PAHs)Acenaphthene 5.8 μg/L CCME (1999)Anthracene 0.012 μg/L CCME (1999)Benz(a)anthracene 0.018 μg/L CCME (1999)Fluoranthene 0.04 μg/L CCME (1999)Fluorene 3 μg/L CCME (1999)Naphthalene 1 μg/L BCMOE (2010a)Phenanthrene 0.3 μg/L BCMOE (2010a)Pyrene 0.025 μg/L CCME (1999)ChlorophenolsM<strong>on</strong>ochlorophenols 7 μg/L CCME (1999)Dichlorophenols 0.2 μg/L CCME (1999)Trichlorophenols 18 μg/L CCME (1999)Tetrachlorophenols 1 μg/L CCME (1999)Pentachlorophenol 0.5 μg/L CCME (1999)PesticidesDDT 0.001 μg/L USEPA (2009a)Dieldrin 0.056 μg/L USEPA (2009a)Endosulfan sulphate 0.003 μg/L CCME (1999)Endrin 0.036 μg/L USEPA (2009a)Lindane 0.01 μg/L CCME (1999)Page 91

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